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LOUIS G. MAYER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, AND HOWARD K. JAMES, OF COVINGTON,KENTUCKY.

HOOD FOR CARRIAG E-TOPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 535,711, dated March12, 1895.

Application led .Tune 11, 1894. Serial No. 514,210. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, LOUIS G. MAYER, residing at Cincinnati, county ofHamilton, and

State of Ohio, and HOWARD K. JAMES, residing at Covington, in the countyof Kenton and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hoods for Carriage-Tops, of which the following is aspecication.

One of the objects of ourinvention is to provide a carriage hood readilydetachable so that it can be attached to any carriage top.

Another object of our invention is to provide a readily detachable catchadapted to hold the hood ineither position.

The features of our invention will be more fully set forth in thedescription of the accompanying drawings making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1; is a perspective view of the hood.Fig. 2, is an elevation showing the hood attached to an extendedcarriage top. Fig. 3, is a top plan view of Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is aperspective view of the catch.

The frame of the hood is composed of two bows (1,5, made of spring wirethe ends of which are welded together and swaged to form an eye c. Thespring bows are then bent into form to conform to the shape of the top.

represents a cross brace connecting the bows a., b, across the center. drepresents a cover and lining attached to the bows. e represents thecenter studs or screws attached to the front bow A upon which the eyes chinge. B represents a catch plate attached to the front bow A. It isprovided with two catches g, g.l

carriage top. The centers e may be plain i l studs and the spring of thebows will allow the hood to bc readily takenoff and put on to thecarriage top without disturbing the centers.

We claiml. A hood for carriage tops consisting of two spring bows o, b,welded together at their ends and bent apart to form an integral frame,and perforated at their meeting ends to form eyes adapted to beremovably journaled upon centers e attached to the carriage bow, and acover d, stretched over and secured to said frame, substantially asdescribed.

2. In combination with a carriage bow Aof the catch plate B providedwith beveled reccssed projections g, a swinging hood composed of bows a,Z9, provided with eyes c de tachably j ournaled upon centers e, andadapted to engage with said catch plate B in either of its adjustedpositions, substantially as described.

3. A carriage hood composed of spring bows a, b, united to form eyes c,covering d, and semi-tubular plates h forming wearing surfaces for thecatch plate, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we have hereuntoset our hands.

LOUIS G. MAYER. HOWARD K. JAMES. W'itnesses:

W. E. ENYART, Jos. S. MALEs.

